Montoya dances to champion’s flat note

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THE split second that Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari sat down hard on to the searing Hockenheim track may yet prove to be the defining moment of a thrilling Formula One season. He had done enough to salvage his German Grand Prix and his championship aspirations until the left rear tyre of his car burst just three laps from the sanctuary of the chequered flag.

The huge Hockenheim crowd had roared for their home favourite as he plundered second place from the Renault of Jarno Trulli with a daring piece of overtaking. But the sharp intake of breath from the 110,000 spectators